Woodland, NC
Woodland, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Woodland at the 55th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 393 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Woodland at the 55th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Woodland's building exposure, zone by zone
69% of Woodland's 393 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 271 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 31% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Woodland ranks
Woodland's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (53rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (55th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodland ranks 14,066 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,353 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 364 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Woodland and the insurance market
Woodland's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Woodland (69%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Woodland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 393 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Woodland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodland's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.